Acupuncture combined with low levels of electrical stimulation can lower blood pressure by up to 50% in animals, suggesting that it could be a good drug-free intervention for treating hypertension.

Outstanding photo! Some photos defy explanation, and this is an extraordinarily unexplainable one.

As an evangelist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cory Doctorow is a familiar voice on these pages. Currently the European Affairs Coordinator for EFF, he spends two to three weeks a month travelling and keeping an eye on European patent and copyright developments.

Japan is to try to improve morale among its swelling prison population by giving inmates more attractively colored uniforms and bedding.

Hordes of people flock to glimpse what the future has in store: robots as common as household appliances.

Overclocking isn’t just for computers anymore, some guy modifies his Prius and gets 180 miles per gallon.

An exploratory research projects found early indications to possible teleportation and time travel mechanisms.